'''Mushrooms''' were a tasty kind of edible fungus, and a particular favourite of the [[Hobbits]]. In the [[[Shire]], it seems those that grew in the boggy region of the [[Marish]] were the most prized. [[Farmer Maggot]] grew them in his fields, and in [[The Lord of the Rings]] [[Frodo]] remembers stealing mushrooms from Maggot's fields as a child. He revisited the same farm years later, and [[Old Maggot]] and his wife gave Frodo a parting gift - a basket of mushrooms.

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'''Mushrooms''' were a tasty kind of edible fungus, and a particular favourite of the [[Hobbits]]. In the [[Shire]], it seems those that grew in the boggy region of the [[Marish]] were the most prized. [[Farmer Maggot]] grew them in his fields, and in [[The Lord of the Rings]] [[Frodo]] remembers stealing mushrooms from Maggot's fields as a child. He revisited the same farm years later, and Old Maggot and his wife gave Frodo a parting gift – a basket of mushrooms.

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Mushrooms were a tasty kind of edible fungus, and a particular favourite of the Hobbits. In the Shire, it seems those that grew in the boggy region of the Marish were the most prized. Farmer Maggot grew them in his fields, and in The Lord of the RingsFrodo remembers stealing mushrooms from Maggot's fields as a child. He revisited the same farm years later, and Old Maggot and his wife gave Frodo a parting gift – a basket of mushrooms.